Tuesday 12 December 2023
From misremembering that movie quote to forgetting that vital ingredient from the shops for the evening dinner, the human memory is not always reliable. Now, researchers have discovered that sleep may play a key role in distorting memories, but perhaps in a good way.
Monday 16 October 2023
New research suggests a link between viewing pictures of idealised bodies on social media and feeling dissatisfied with our own bodies.
Monday 18 September 2023
The Department of Psychology has placed 7th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 for the subject of Psychology. The ranking recognises the quality of our courses, and the experiences and opportunities they provide to our students.
Tuesday 12 September 2023
The Department of Psychology has placed 7th in the Guardian University Guide 2024 for the subject of psychology. The ranking recognises the quality of our courses, and the experiences and opportunities they provide to our students.
Tuesday 5 September 2023
Dr Angela de Bruin from the Department of Psychology’s has been awarded a grant worth almost €1.5m from the European Research Council (ERC).
Wednesday 16 August 2023
The results of a nationwide survey have revealed that the Department of Psychology is home to some of the happiest psychology students in the UK.
Monday 14 August 2023
Older adults who play digital puzzle games have the same memory abilities as people in their 20s, a new study has shown.
Thursday 3 August 2023
The University of York’s Department of Psychology is to host the International Consortium for Hallucination Research (ICHR) meeting in September.
Wednesday 10 May 2023
A new study has shown that the human visual system can ‘trick’ the brain into making inaccurate assumptions about the size of objects in the world around them.
Thursday 16 February 2023
People who speak more than two languages are more likely to mistakenly use words from the language they’re least proficient in, new research has shown.
Tuesday 15 November 2022
Researchers have observed a wild chimpanzee showing an object to its mother simply for sharing’s sake – social behaviour previously thought to be unique to humans.
Friday 4 November 2022
Researchers have proposed a new way of harnessing music therapy for the diagnosis, assessment and monitoring of depression.
Monday 17 October 2022
Playing sounds to people while they sleep can be used to help them to forget specific memories, a new study has revealed.
Friday 30 September 2022
New research suggests patients don’t like Mondays when it comes to appointments, which has important implications for appointment scheduling.
Monday 26 September 2022
York's department of Psychology placed 8th in UK by Guardian University Guide 2023
Tuesday 20 September 2022
York’s department of Psychology placed 9th in the UK according to the latest release of The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide (2023).
Friday 8 July 2022
We’re delighted to have some of the happiest Psychology students in the UK.
Thursday 19 May 2022
York's Department of Psychology is the 8th strongest department in the UK, according to the Times Higher Education's ranking of the latest REF results (2021).
Wednesday 6 April 2022
Department of Psychology maintains its place in the world top 100.
Thursday 2 December 2021
The University of York is one of seven founding partners to establish the new Centre for Early Mathematics Learning (CEML).